Objectives

The main goal is to build capacity and competence of Western Balkan Universities to be resources for local producers and processors of fruit and wild berry through university – enterprise cooperation in education and development and by providing continuing education.

Sub-goals:

• Map challenges and potentials of improvements in production technology and hygiene of the cooperating fruit and wild berry producers and processors.
• Establish learning forms for campus students that will ensure education that is relevant for employment in industry. This will include practical placement and projects for and in co-operation with local enterprises.
• Map the needs for and establish continuing education, courses and workshops for enterprises and possibly authorities in the sector.
• Establish Centre for Knowledge Transfer in Tuzla.
• Establishing systems of cases from innovation-/development projects as projects for campus students as well as for students of continuing education.